Flying top



Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,524

J.. DUCHESNEAU FLYING TOP Filed Feb. 1927 NV EN 10 R fan-P dwarfs 0 Patented Aug. 21, 1928 i v i l i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH DUCI-IESNEAU, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO THE DE-LI TE-US SPRING CLASP CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FLYING TOP.

Application filed February 3, 1927. Serial No. 165,524.

The object of my invention is to provide heated and softened so that a very light and a top of this class which can be mounted on strong structure is made, as above set forth. 4 a stick and spun by a string being pulled so In View of the foregoing, the operation of that the top will leave the stick and fly into my device will be readily understood. As-

5 the air. This object is accomplished by my suming that the flying top 1 is placed on invention, one embodimentiof which is herethe stick 2 in the manner indicated after inafter more particularly set forth. thestrlng 3 is properly wound on the cylso For a more detailed description of my inlnder 4, as above stated, the handle and vention, reference is to be had to theaccoinstring are then held, as indicated in Figure panying drawings, forming a part hereof, in 1, and a sudden strong pull is given to the which i a string 3 and thereby the top 1 is made to Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im rotate at a high speed. This rotation causes proved top, mounted on a stick and about the top to r se off the handle 2 and fly into to be actuated so that it will leave the stick the air and it continues to fly as long as its 15 d fl rotation is sufiicient to maintain it.

Figure 2 is a view, partially in section, lVhile I have shown and described one showing the mounting on the top on the embodiment of my invention it is obvious ti k, that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is Th ho t th various views f th d wbroad enough to cover all structures that 20 ings, similar reference characters designate C mBWYIthIIi the scopeof the annexed claims. i il a t Having thus described my invention, What My improved top 1 may be mounted on a I clalm 1S! handle 2 and actuated by a string 3 which is In V the Class deficl'ibed, i S ick pulled in the manner in which strings are hiWllig a cylindrical end adapted to receive generally pulled to actuate tops. a cylinder, propeller blades rigidly secured The top 1 is provided with a celluloid or to a cy inder by an eyelet o that When a o similar cylinder 4 adapted to turn freely on o rlng is withdrawn from the string receivthe reduced end 5 of the handle 2 and this mg po i i a sudden p ll, the yli der, cylinder has a collar 6 mounted a little above and the parts rigidly connected thereto, will 30 its lower end which forms a flange to limit fly into the air.

the string in one direction and at its upper 2. A flying top comprising acelluloid cylend it has a similar collar 7 so that the string 110C161 h a op, p j ting flanges secured 3 may rest on the cylinder at between the t0 h cy t0 define a String e i g I flanges 6 and 7. The top 8 of the cylinder Porhloll, Propeller blades, Q h y connect- 4 is perforated to receive an eyelet 9 which l P blades Wlth he top ofthe secures the top to the blades 10 and 11, these cylindrical portion, whereby the cylindrical blades being preferably formed of celluloid Portion and its attached Part5 f01111 P ia and formed, as shown, that is the blades 10 l y an t g unit which y, v n are made of one piece and the blades 11 of into the air by the pull of a string. another and all the parts which are made of In testimony whereof, have hereuntoset celluloid, that is, 7, 8, 10 and 11, are prefmy hand this 25th day of January, 1927. erably held together by a suitable cement or y V by the Welding power of celluloid itself when r p JOSEPH DUCHESNEAU. 

